But the initial cancellation wasn't initiated by me? The original options given to me were a full refund or wait and see. I did however see that Classic Reward flights on Qantas was still available to me on the same days. Or are you saying because I asked, it counts as me initiating the change?
Putting aside the whole coronavirus issue for a moment...
I had a flight booked for 3 people from early April for 2 and half weeks to Shanghai on China Eastern booked via Classic Rewards. Unfortunately, it looks like China Eastern has cut the departure and return flights entirely from their...
Yes to both, managed to get some award tickets on QF.
Copped a $210 Booking Fee for using the counter, paid the cash difference in taxes and charges. Points wise, the QF seats were cheaper so I got refund there minus the change of booking point penalties.
MEL_Traveller is correct in what happened to me, although one of the refused passenger's middle name was only 3 letters so I'm not sure if that part is 100% correct.
I can't comment on the middle names being too long for the ticket issue. The staff who manned the Qantas desk at the airport...
2 passengers have non-anglo saxon names that are technically 3 parts (first middle and surname). However on their passports their first and middle names have been combined into one and the middle names fell off somewhere between the Qantas booking engine and the China Eastern system. Therefore...
Trip report: complete fail lol. Probably my fault but make sure to get your names exactly as they are on your passports because China Eastern can't / won't allow changes even though Qantas was happy to make them and reissue a ticket.
Also seat assignments don't seem to matter (at least in...